For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to write about Anne Boleyn yet again. This is important because today is the anniversary of her execution! On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn was beheaded by the Swordsman of Calais after being found guilty of adultery, incest, and treason. Her execution sent shock…
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Anne Boleyn, Queen of Reformation
For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss my favorite Queen of all time yet again. After seeing the new docu-series about her on Netflix, which I also reviewed earlier this week here on White Rose of Avalon, I felt that she was the perfect topic for this week’s Femme Fatale…
Read MoreMy Thoughts on Blood, Sex & Royalty: Anne Boleyn
For today’s post, I have decided to share my thoughts on the new Netflix docu-series Blood, Sex & Royalty: Anne Boleyn. I found this new series as a recommendation from Netflix, which is unsurprising given how much I love the Tudor period. Of course, given that Anne Boleyn is my favorite Queen of…
Read MoreThe 5 Most Interesting Doomed Queens (In My Opinion)
For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at my five favorite stories of Doomed Queens. In this countdown, I will rank the Queens based on how much interest I find in their tales. This is not to say that any one of them is better than the others, or worse,…
Read MoreMy Top 5 Royal Historical Fiction Books
For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my five favorite historical fiction novels. These are in particular about Queens in the late medieval and Tudor periods. The reason they are my favorites is that it is my favorite time period. Number 5: The White Rose by Jan Westcott ~This…
Read MoreThe Elizabeth Woodville and Morgan le Fay Connection
For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at the connection between the Arthurian figure Morgan le Fay and the late medieval Queen Elizabeth Woodville. In the past, I did a post about the connection between Elizabeth Woodville and Guinevere. That one had some obvious connections with both being Queens married…
Read MoreMy Top 5 Biographies About Elizabeth Woodville
For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my favorite non-fiction books about the White Queen, Elizabeth Woodville. Woodville is one of the iconic Queens during the Wars of the Roses. She was called the White Queen because she was married to the first Yorkist King of England, Edward IV.…
Read MoreBessie Blount, Mistress of Henry VIII
For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to do a short post to discuss Bessie Blount. She was a famous royal mistress of Henry VIII during his marriage to Katherine of Aragon. Unlike his more famous mistress during that first marriage, she never had a chance to become Queen. It is…
Read MoreKatherine Swynford, Mistress of Royalty
For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss the life of Katherine Swynford. Swynford was the lover of John of Gaunt, and she would become his third wife. She was also the mother of the Beaufort line through her relationship with him. Katherine Swynford is a unique figure in medieval…
Read MoreGlastonbury, Real Site of Avalon?
For today’s post, I have decided to write about the real site of Avalon, Glastonbury England! Now, the honest truth is that many locations have claimed to be the real-world location of the mystical land of Avalon. This is very similar to the locations claiming to have been the historical seat of Camelot!…
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